>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straighte biden preparing for another key meeting on gun violence, following the shooting of newtown connecticut. today he meets with gun rights advocates and retailers, including members of the nra. good morning, washington. it's thursday, january 10. i am cynne simpson. >> and i'm scott thuman. glad to have you along on this thursday. let's get to jacqui jeras to talk about what a nice start is. i did not even need a coat. >> are high temperature yesterday was just before midnight. temperatures are mild. we have a lot of cloud cover. that is trying to clear out a

little. we have some time to cool down before the sun rise. the temperature in washington is 50 degrees 47 at dulles, 45 in gaithersburg, 34 in culpeper, 38 in fredericksburg, 37 this morning in quantico. range of temperatures. we will see plenty of sunshine this morning, then clouds developing later in the day. partly cloudy, 50 degrees at noon, 49 at 5:00. i temperature of 50 degrees. a little cooler overall today and tomorrow. the big warmup is still coming for the weekend. first, let's check on traffic with jamee. >> good morning. nice and quiet from the traffic center. 95 northbound, no problems. construction has wrapped up in dale city towards the occoquan and the beltway in springfield. there is road work due to wrap up at 5:00 a.m. on 66 inside the

beltway near the connector road at 267. that's every night until 5:00 a.m. in maryland there's construction on 270 at about 80 urbana, each direction. no delays. giving you yellow arrows. no troubles. back to you. >> thank you. in the day ahead a three-judge panel will hear oral arguments on whether the government should release photographs of osama bin laden body. the government watchdog group judicial watch filed a freedom of information act lawsuit against the defense department. the group's wants 52 photographs of bin laden released after he was shot and killed in a special forces raid. a federal judge ruled in april and the images could remain

secret. the u.s. court of appeals ind.c. is considering the case. >> vice-president joe biden will meet today with the national rifle association and other gun supporters as his task force looks for ways to curb gun violence in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. >> it has touched the hearts of the american people so profoundly learning of the young children being riddled with bullets. >> the vice president met with gun-control advocates and crime victims on wednesday. this panel is expected to unveil its recommendations by the end of january. people know firsthand what it's like to endorse a tragedy are doing their part to help those affected by another mass shooting. virginia tech alumni gathered for a happy hour in arlington to raise money forhooting. the donations came with a promise that the people of connecticut are not grieving alone. >> knowing that there are others that have experienced the same

emotion for the same tragedy that you have is helpful because it's nice to know others are keeping in mind. >> 32 people died when a gunman opened fire at virginia tech in april of 2007. the money raised will be donated to the sandy hook. support >> along road to recovery also begins for redskins quarterback robert griffin iii following surgery to repair a torn acl and lcl. >> doctors expect a full recovery. the sports director tim brant has more. >> hello. rgiii, the big story this surgery to repair the lcl and the acl and they trimmed the cartilage. it was a full reconstructive surgery. he has done in college in 2009. it is the second acl reconstructive surgery. integrity of his knee seems to be ok again, according to dr.

andrews. they prepare for time will be six months to eight months and could be ready for the 20001413 season. maryland terrapins trying to extend their winning streak against florida state last night at the comcast's center. it came down to this, a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds, but they blocked the shot. they had a chance, but it was blocked. maryland loses. the florida some models coming back and win the game. maryland 1 and 1. have a great day. >> a with abc 7 and wjla.com for continuing coverage of robert griffin's road to recovery. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray is making good on a bet he lost with the mayor of seattle. the mayors back up the loser of

sunday's game would fly the victors flag and paris city hall for one day. since the redskins lost, mayor gray will fly the seattle flag at the wilson building later today. >> mayor gray also making good on a promise to name a park after the late the "godfather of go-go, chuck brown. >> ♪ ♪ >> later this morning, the mayor will sign a bill into law to rename part of langdon part in northeast chuck brown memorial park. we will get a look at the design for the park which includes renovations to the amphitheater and other facilities. he died last may. with the tax code getting more complicated, more americans are looking for help. >> and the fcc is looking to make changes to the 911 emergency call service. let's check in with linda bell and bloomberg headquarters in new york to explain. >> hello. lots of interesting stories.

last june, the 911 emergency service suffered disruptions that affected 3.5 million people in three states as well as the d.c. area. now the sec is calling for a backup power to be a requirement for phone companies including verizon. this proposal does not involve back a powerful wireless phone service. the tax season is upon us and you may be looking for a good accountant. the current tax laws are so complicated that many businesses and individuals spend more than 6 billion hours a year trying to understand it. this is fighting a watchdog group called the national taxpayer advocates. they say nearly 60% of filers will pay someone to prepare their taxes while 30% will use commercial software. i'm sure you have heard of cash for gold. how about cas for hay? it is a new target-for thieves target--- cash for thieves?

that's in the next hour. >> we will see you shortly. 4:38, 46 degrees right now. >> still ahead what the mascot of the washington capitals is doing today to get fans excited about the upcoming season. >> and an effort

>> central virginia was taken by another earthquake. the u.s. geological survey said the magnitude 2.0 quake struck on wednesday night near the town of mineral. it was the epicenter of the august 2011 quake which caused widespread damage along the east coast. no reports of damage or other problems from this one. flooding has forced several schools in southern louisiana to cancel classes today. this is video from baton rouge where several homeowners will go on wednesday to learn they cannot leave their driveways. quite a mess. >> thank you. here with jacqui in the weather center, it's a good day to start off with, these temperatures. i love it. >> the system is headed our way but we will not see pictures like that around here. it will weaken and bring us some showers, but some light rain showers, no flooding.

we promise. 50 degrees is the temperature right now. it is a mild start as we have quite a bit of clout and its. that helps our temperatures through the overnight. -- quite a bit of clouds. at this hour it's 41 degrees in frederick. we are warmer today than yesterday at this time. about 15 to 20 degrees warmer. still some time to cool down before the sun rises. 41 degrees expected at 9:00, 50 at noon, 49 at 5:00. highs in the upper 40's to low 50's today across the region. 60 is right around the corner. the forecast is in a few minutes. let's check on traffic with jamee. >> quiet from the traffic center. across the american legion bridge right now, it's nice. the same story around the entire

capital beltway. not much to tell you about. in silver spring, there was some overnight construction, but that has wrapped up. it's quiet in bethesda. 270 had overnight construction at route 80 urbana in each direction that has just about wrapped up. should not be much of an issue. old frederick rd., each direction closed between columbia pike 29 and old mill road. 95 395 66, virginia, nothing much. back to you. >> thank you. don't be surprised if you see the mascot of the washington capitals hanging out on metro today hanging outhanding out goodies to get fans excited. training camp could begin as soon as this weekend. adam caskey will join us live from the rosslyn metro in the next hour hewhere he is hanging out with a slapshot.

>> it is 4:43, 46 degrees. robin roberts is updating fans on her recovery from a bone marrow transplant. what she says

>> former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is expected in court today for post trial hearing. it will focus on legal

challenges by his lawyers. say they did not have enough time to respond to a vast amount of material that the prosecution turned over late in the proceedings. they are seeking a new trial. you may recall he was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse and is serving a 30-60 year prison sentence. maintains he is innocent. two maryland man accused of a vicious rape wonder years eve will be in court today. they are accused of repeatedly raping a 20-year-old fairfax woman. the suspects knew the victim from a martial arts school and offered to give her a ride from d.c. nightclub. surveillance video shows them raping her in a parking garage. >> a d.c. police officer finds himself on the wrong side of the law. officer randall palmer was arrested on wednesday, charged with first-degree child sex abuse in connection with an incident which reportedly occurred when the victim was a juvenile. he has been on the fourth since

1990 and is on administrative leave without pay. investigators are looking to see if there are more victims after a worker at an unlicensed daycare center and upper marlborough was charged with child abuse. a 19-year-old jonathan cummings was arrested after someone videotaped him kicking a two year old boy. parents can never be too careful. >> unfortunately, most parents either have to go to work or they have to not work. sometimes they have to compromise. >> whoever did this needs to be prosecuted to the fullest. >> he admitted to taking the children. he's now free on bond. the daycare center has been shut down. >> now a story about the updates with the victims of hurricane sandy. u.s. senator benjamin cardin will be in maryland today to look at areas impacted by the storm. he will visit the disaster

recovery center to see our recovery efforts are proceeding. it is in somerset county where he is visiting. that was declared a major disaster area by president obama. 600 homes impacted by the storm along with 50 businesses. >> several key lawmakers will meet this morning to begin coordinating efforts to relocate the fbi headquarters from washington to northern virginia. currently the agency is located in a 40-year-old j. edgar hoover building with several satellite offices throughout the region. there virginia site will be located next to franconia- springfield metro station. >> the first of five budgets forms will be held today in montgomery county. the county executive will announce its budget. is asking for input from residents. my discussion will be at the mid-county community recreation center at 2004 queensguard .

at 7:00 >> coming up, do you want to dress like nicki minaj? which local retailer has teamed up with the rapper for clothing line. >> and on "katie" there's a 20- year-old woman trapped inside the body of 01-year-old, along with a teenager who does not feel any

>> welcome back. 4:52. we are excited about these temperatures. >> a phenomenal start, jacqui. >> start getting excited about the weekend, because of corn to be really good. we have had a quiet a few clouds over night. trying to clear things out a little especially towards the mason-dixon line. it will become variable over the next couple hours, but i do think we will get a fair amount of sunshine later on today. the temperatures are pretty good. the average high is 43 degrees and we are starting at 50 in d.c. 7 at dulles, 43 in manassas this morning. culpeper county 34. 37 in quantico. lexington park, 46 degrees. high pressure will try to build in for today. the sunshine we get will be short-lived, because our next

whether maker that is in louisiana today will approach from the west, bringing clouds. i think the rain will hold off until late friday afternoon and into the evening. then a big warmup. today, partly cloudy skies, lies in the upper 40's, low 50's. lexi harbord traffic is moving with jamee on this thursday. >>-- let's see how traffic is moving. >> 66, greenway, told rode in from the west moving fine. leesburg and sterling and tysons checking out fine across. in the 14th street bridge and on to the southeast southwest freeway and lower 14th street are good. overnight construction schedule for the rest of the week 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., westbound 66 inside the beltway at 267, connector road. to the road back to you. >> thank you. robin roberts is sharing another

update on her recovery from bone marrow transplant. she boasted that her doctors are extremely pleased with her recovery and that she's getting stronger each day. she says in the coming days mdma will give details about your return. she's banking the fans for their patience and continued prayers -- thanking the fans. >> some of hollywood's stars are getting congratulations calls. the oscar nominations will be announced around 8:40 this morning on abc 7. seth macfarlane and actress stone emma stone will be announcing those. >> the "hunger games" chewed up the competition of the people's choice awards, getting five trophies. katie perry won three awards.

actress sandra bullock got the humanitarian award. the categories are music movies, and television. rumor has it that new mama a delawa -- singer adele will be performing. >> she is that the maker first post-baby appearance at sunday's ceremony. she is nominated for an original song for the james bond theme. to welcome surf's up -- welcomed her first child in october. >> jimmy kimmel has lots of reasons to smile. his show at 11:35 it starting on tuesday. the show had 3 million viewers the second-biggest audience of all time. the top of the late show with david letterman and was a close second to the tonight show with jay leno. it's we're glad for him. rapper nicki minaj has some

news. she loves dressing like an eccentric version of barbie and is now giving you the chance to do the same. >> maroon 5 singer adam levine and kmart have announced they are releasing a clothing line towards the end of the year. nicki minaj;s line will have apparel and accessories. she's excited to bring affordable fashion all across the u.s., she says. >> are you running out to the store soon? >> perhaps. those waigs could be fun for halloween. >> potential problems with president obama's nomination for treasury secretary i got it when

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